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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
S
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)78888899910101010101010101010108101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)637604640629622778905996680717821799711740740755682609541458345279230190
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
2.05
6:44AM
1.87
7:19PM
2.03
7:46AM
1.84
8:22PM
2.00
8:50AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.09
1:44AM
0.16
2:03PM
0.11
2:46AM
0.18
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----111111-------------
Temp. °C98887889999898910998876810
Feels °C (?)211213233332313434454468
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